Centek opens new UK factory
Centek Group is poised to become the largest oil casing centraliser manufacturer in the world, following the opening of its new US$ 13 million factory, which will treble its UK production capacity.
The expanded works in Newton Abbot, Devon, occupies 75,000 ft2, which with the US factory gives a total of 147,000 ft2 of plant space. In the UK there are now four laser cutting production lines, two powder coating machines, and one heat treatment plant with a second due to be in full operation by December. The US Oklahoma facility brings to bear two additional production lines and one heat treatment plant.
Since 2011, Centek has invested US$ 24 million in its UK and US plants, and together the two factories give Centek the largest centraliser manufacturing capability available today.
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“Due to improvements we’ve made in manufacturing capacity, new equipment, technical training and lean manufacturing methods we are able to manufacture much more efficiently, for example the manufacturing process after laser cutting prior to heat treatment is down from two minutes to 40 seconds per centraliser, explained Tony Cutmore, Managing Director Centek Group.
“The Newton Abbot factory can now treble manufacturing output and the Oklahoma City plant is expected to double manufacturing capacity thanks to the new CNC equipment. We now have a springboard for the next 4-5 years of manufacturing growth.”
With 10 mechanical engineers working on R&D, Centek is focused on developing the new products the industry needs for extended reach and ultra-deep water wells. The company sends development engineers into the field to talk to oil company engineers to see if they can produce new tools.
Adapted from press release by Katie Woodward
Read the article online at: https://www.oilfieldtechnology.com/drilling-and-production/03102014/centek-expands-with-uk-factory-1558/
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